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Foreclosure rates reach record high
The foreclosure rate for March 2009 hit a new record high of 803,489 properties, or one in every 159 housing…
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Homeless families seize foreclosed homes in Miami
Republic Windows and Doors workers in Chicago showed the way to fight back against plant closings and layoffs. Meanwhile, workers…
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Community action behind Cook County moratorium on evictions
Sheriff Tom Dart in Cook County, Ill., made news headlines after he placed a moratorium on foreclosure-related evictions Oct. 9.…
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Tent cities spring up across country as homelessness soars
As the economic crisis worsens and bailouts go to the wealthy bankers on Wall Street, working-class suffering grows. For months,…
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Suicide attempt shows lenders can cancel mortgage debt
Mortgage guarantor Fannie Mae recently cancelled the mortgage debt of 90-year-old Addie Polk of Akron, Ohio. Fannie Mae did not…
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Las provisiones del rescate apoya la expulsión de los dueños de casa
Tanto los demócratas como los republicanos, han estado haciendo toda clase de maniobras para convencer a la clase trabajadora que…
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People’s speak out at U.S. Capitol building
The report below was submitted by the VoteNoBailout campaign. The VoteNoBailout.org website has attracted extensive support throughout the country. Over…
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Bailout provision to help struggling homeowners thrown out
Republicans and Democrats alike have been jumping through hoops to convince working people that it is in our best interest…
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WaMu’s collapse: The bigger they are, the harder they fall
On Sept. 25, Washington Mutual, the largest savings and loan bank in the United States, was seized by the Federal…
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PSL campaign offers support to Chicago flood victims
The author is the PSL candidate for Illinois State Representative in the 40th District, which encompasses some of Albany Park,…
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